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Oxford’s Holding Hands Resale Shop has continued to serve the community despite the challenges of the pandemic. Holding Hands employs people with mental illnesses and disabilities, striving to provide opportunities for those in need. This is something that founder Donna...

The department of student housing released a six-year strategic plan detailing improvements that  the university plans to make to residence halls on campus. The plan outlines six goals, ranging from buildings improvements to fostering better on-campus living communities.  The goals...

The staffs of the Daily Mississippian and NewsWatch Ole Miss won 20 awards, including nine for first place, in the 2020 Society of Professional Journalist Mark of Excellence Region 12 competition.  Hadley Hitson, the managing editor of The Daily Mississippian...

The state of Mississippi reported 117 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday according to the Mississippi State Department of Health. Lafayette County only reported one new case.  Lafayette County also reported four new cases of common variants this past week,...

Ole Miss Dining lucked out with beautiful weather for its first-ever food truck festival in the Grove on Thursday. Taylor Grocery, Wiggly’s, Jake’s BBQ, Hot Box Hibachi, Blenz Bowls and Oxsicles served hundreds of hungry customers from 11-4 p.m. on...

While the City of Oxford Board of Aldermen voted to lift its mask mandate on March 2, many businesses around Oxford have continued enforcing masks indoors. Walmart is one store that has a corporate policy that differs from regional mandates,...

The Mississippi Department of Mental Health has recently received millions in federal funding from two grants. In total, the state will take in over $20.5 million in order to provide resources to mental health and substance abuse services.  The Community...

The Oxford Board of Aldermen unanimously voted to remove parking spots dedicated to curbside pick-up in its regular meeting on Tuesday, April 6. Instead, employees and patrons of Square businesses will once again be allowed to park in those spots. ...

Early last month, the university gave Greek organizations on campus doses of Narcan, the over-the-counter drug meant to reverse effects of opioid overdoses. Members also received training on how to administer the drug. Having the drug in every sorority house...

The university’s Pi Kappa Alpha chapter has been sanctioned including restrictions on social activities and anti-hazing education following alleged hazing incident last fall. Photo by Katherine Butler. Adam Peavy, an attorney representing a university student, is planning to file a...